2012 NACAM Rally Championship
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The 2012 NACAM Rally Championship was the 5th season of the FIA's NACAM Rally Championship. This Championship is the FIA rally championship for the North America and Central America region. The season began April 20 in Puebla, Mexico, and ended November 18 in Cartagena, Colombia, after 6 events. Raúl Orlandini Griswold was at that date the reigning champion.[1] Ricardo Triviño, 2009 champion, ran in the championship.[2]
Report
[edit | edit source]Round 1: Rally Cañadas
[edit | edit source]Ricardo Triviño took the first round in Puebla.[3] Nicolás Bedoya not completed the first stage. Francisco Name also abandoned in after the third stage. Triviño won the first six stages making an advantage of 1:37.0 over John Powell. Powell won the last stage, but he only can recover 22.8 seconds. Triviño took the first place in the Driver's Championship.
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (April 21) |
SS1 | 8:28 | Tepenene-Huehuetlán 1 | 20.80 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 13:50.6 | 90.10 km/h | Mexico Ricardo Triviño |
| SS2 | 9:09 | Huehuetlán-La Magdalena T. 1 | 12.98 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 8:29.3 | 91.80 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 9:34 | La Magdalena T.-San Juan Atzompa 1 | 18.00 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 12:22.3 | 87.33 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (April 21) |
SS4 | 12:47 | Tepenene-Huehuetlán 2 | 20.80 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 13:57.3 | 89.46 km/h | |
| SS5 | 13:28 | Huehuetlán-La Magdalena T. 2 | 12.98 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 8:28.5 | 91.98 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 13:53 | La Magdalena T.-San Juan Atzompa 2 | 18.00 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 12:30.9 | 86.28 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (April 21) |
SS7 | 16:21 | San Juan Atzompa-Huehuetlán | 20.80 km | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | 18:52.7 | 91.50 km/h |
Round 2: Rally Montañas
[edit | edit source]The second round in Oaxaca started with Carlos Izquierdo taking the lead. Powell, Landazuri and Fernández not finished the first stage. Triviño lost near 10 minutes in this stage. However, Triviño won the next 8 stages reaching the fourth place in the NACAM classification. In the special stage 10 Name had abandon, Name been in the second position. Izquierdo won the last 3 stages, and took the victory.[4]
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (May 19) |
SS1 | 8:08 | Teotitlán 1 | 18.00 km | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | 15:50.1 | 68.21 km/h | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo |
| SS2 | 8:41 | Benito Juárez A 1 | 10.10 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 8:03.4 | 75.28 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 8:59 | Latuvi A 1 | 12.00 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 8:11.2 | 87.98 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 10:12 | Reynoso 1 | 11.80 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 7:58.5 | 88.68 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 10:31 | Latuvi B 1 | 10.10 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 7:50.5 | 77.36 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 10:49 | Benito Juárez B 1 | 17.50 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 14:48.1 | 70.94 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (May 19) |
SS7 | 12:37 | Teotitlán 2 | 18.00 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 15:25.0 | 70.05 km/h | |
| SS8 | 13:10 | Benito Juárez A 2 | 10.10 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 8:01.3 | 75.93 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 13:28 | Latuvi A 2 | 12.00 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 8:18.1 | 86.74 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 14:41 | Reynoso 2 | 11.80 km | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | 8:26.7 | 83.78 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 15:00 | Latuvi B 2 | 10.10 km | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | 8:21.4 | 72.57 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 15:18 | Benito Juárez B 2 | 17.50 km | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | 15:48.2 | 66.45 km/h |
Round 3: Rally Costa del Pacífico
[edit | edit source]| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (July 7) |
SS1 | 8:23 | Curubande 1 | 21.20 km | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | 9:46.2 | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | |
| SS2 | 9:11 | Curubande 2 | 21.20 km | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | 9:36.2 | |||
| Leg 2 (July 7) |
SS3 | 10:49 | Curubande Invertido 1 | 21.20 km | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | 6:21.4 | ||
| SS4 | 10:37 | Curubande Invertido 2 | 21.20 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | 6:16.6 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | ||
| Leg 3 (July 7) |
SS5 | 13:10 | Cañas Dulces 1 | 12.90 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | |||
| SS6 | 13:58 | Cañas Dulces 2 | 12.90 km | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | ||||
| Leg 4 (July 7) |
SS7 | 15:41 | Cañas Dulces Invertido 1 | 12.90 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | |||
| SS8 | 16:29 | Cañas Dulces Invertido 2 | 12.90 km | Mexico Ricardo Triviño |
Calendar
[edit | edit source]The original calendar had six rallies, two of them in Mexico. Panama was originally included as the venue of the fifth round,[5] however, on March 7 this round was changed to Ecuador.[6]
| Round | Rally Name (Base) |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico 31° Rally Cañadas (Puebla) |
April 20–22 |
| 2 | Mexico Rally Montañas (Oaxaca) |
May 18–20 |
| 3 | Costa Rica Rally Costa de Pacífico (Liberia) |
July 6–8 |
| 4 | Peru Rally Cusco (Cusco) |
August 30 – September 2 |
| 5 | Ecuador Rally Ecuador (Ecuador) |
October 12–14 |
| 6 | Colombia Rally Colombia (Cartagena) |
November 16–18 |
Teams and drivers
[edit | edit source]| Class 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
| Mexico Triviño WRT | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 202 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mexico Marco Hernández | 1–2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 203 | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | Jamaica Michael Fennell | 1–2 |
| Mexico Name Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 204 | Mexico Francisco Name | Mexico Armando Zapata | 1–2 |
| Colombia Colombian Motorsports | Subaru Impreza | 205 | Colombia Nikolas Bedoya | Colombia Ricardo Abello | 1 |
| Mexico Riviera Maya Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 206 | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | Mexico Guillermo Izquierdo | 1–2 |
| Mexico David Jassan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 208 | Mexico David Jassan | MexicoRafael Maggio | 2 |
| Class 8 | |||||
| Peru Dyer Racing Team | SEAT León | 210 | Peru Yazmín Dyer | Peru Julio Echazú | TBA |
| Ecuador X Rally Ecuador | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 211 | Ecuador Diego Landazuri | Ecuador Adolfo Espinosa | 1–2 |
| Venezuela Rally Team Venezuela | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 212 | Venezuela Alejandro Lombardo | Venezuela Miguel Alvarado | 1–2 |
| Mexico VP Garage | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 213 | Mexico Luis Miguel Abascal | Mexico Jaime Marín | 1 |
| 216 | Mexico Víctor Pérez | Mexico Eduardo Espinosa | 2 | ||
| Mexico Mario Fernández | Renault Clio RS | 214 | Mexico Mario Fernández | Mexico Eduardo Solís | 1–2 |
| Costa Rica Molina Rally Team | Kia Cerato Mitsubishi Lancer DE |
218 | Costa Rica Andrés Molina | Costa Rica Eduardo Corrales | 2 |
| Class 6 | |||||
| Panama Pandeportes Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 220 | Panama Dante Pescetto | Panama Alejandro Domínguez | 1–2 |
| Ecuador Zhumir Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 221 | Ecuador Diego Serrano | Ecuador Felipe Serrano | TBA |
| 222 | Ecuador Isabel Serrano | Ecuador Juan Serrano | TBA | ||
| Peru Big Cola Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 223 | Peru Pier Gozzer | Mexico Christian Franz | TBA |
Results and standings
[edit | edit source]Results
[edit | edit source]| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Distance | Starters | Finishers | ||
| 1 | Mexico 31° Rally Cañadas (April 20–22) |
1 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:28:54.4 | 7 | 132.36 km | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:30:08.6 | ||||||
| 3 | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:34:08.8 | ||||||
| 2 | Mexico Rally Montañas Oaxaca (May 18–20) |
1 | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:09:06.3 | 12 | 137.10 km | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:19:35.6 | ||||||
| 3 | Costa Rica Andrés Molina | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 2:23:44.8 | ||||||
| 3 | Costa Rica Rally Costa Rica (July 6–8) |
1 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:04:07.2 | 8 | 138.85 km | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:10:11.0 | ||||||
| 3 | Costa Rica Andrés Molina | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 1:10:46.1 | ||||||
| 4 | Peru Rally Cusco (August 30 – September 2) |
1 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:15:53.7 | 112.20 km | |||
| 2 | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:18:12.9 | ||||||
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:23:46.2 | ||||||
| 5 | Colombia Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #1 (November 15–16) |
1 | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:23:04 | 108.18 km | |||
| 2 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:23:04 | ||||||
| 3 | Costa Rica Andrés Molina | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 1:33:57 | ||||||
| 6 | Colombia Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #2 (November 17–18) |
1 | Mexico Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:26:41 | 126.69 km | |||
| 2 | Mexico Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:30:22 | ||||||
| 3 | Venezuela Alejandro Lombardo | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 1:45:55 | ||||||
Driver's Championship
[edit | edit source]Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. The best 5 of a driver's results count towards the championship.[7]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Nations Cup
[edit | edit source]Points indicated rather than rally position.
| Rank | Nation | Mexico PUE |
Mexico OAX |
Costa Rica CRC |
Peru PER |
Colombia COL |
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico Mexico | 58 | 66 | 25 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 312 |
| 2 | Costa Rica Costa Rica | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 54 | |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 51 | ||
| Venezuela Venezuela | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 51 | |
| 5 | Panama Panama | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Ecuador Ecuador | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Rank | Nation | Mexico PUE |
Mexico OAX |
Costa Rica CRC |
Peru PER |
Colombia COL |
Points | |
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